| Year | Description | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Chinese-American chemist Roger Y. Tsien died. | Death day |
| 2016 | German politician Walter Scheel died. | Death day |
| 2014 | English film director Richard Attenborough died. | Death day |
| 2011 | Golfer from United States, Paul Harney died. | Death day |
| 2008 | The closing ceremony of Games of the XXIX Olympiad, or 2008 Summer olympics was held in Beijing. | |
| 2008 | Iran Aseman Airlines/Itek Air Flight 6895 aircraft incident at Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, killed 65 people. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1997 | Chess grandmaster from United States, Michael William Brown was born. | Birthday |
| 1995 | Chess grandmaster from Serbia, Aleksandar Indjic was born. | Birthday |
| 1992 | Chess grandmaster from Brazil, Evandro Amorim Barbosa was born. | Birthday |
| 1991 | Independence Day of Ukraine. | National Holiday |
| 1974 | Russian-American inventor Alexander Procofieff de Seversky died. | Death day |
| 1973 | Dutch swimmer Inge de Bruijn was born. | Birthday |
| 1967 | Chess grandmaster from Spain, Jordi Magem Badals was born. | Birthday |
| 1965 | American actress Marlee Matlin was born. | Birthday |
| 1965 | US Marine Corps (149802) aircraft incident at Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong, China, killed 59 people. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1964 | Astronaut from Russia, Salizhan Sharipov was born. | Birthday |
| 1960 | Astronaut from Austria, Franz Viehböck was born. | Birthday |
| 1960 | Astronaut from United States, Steven Lindsey was born. | Birthday |
| 1954 | Brazilian politician Getulio Vargas died. | Death day |
| 1951 | United Airlines Flight 615 aircraft incident at Union City, California, US, killed 50 people. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1949 | Chess grandmaster from Montenegro, Božidar Ivanović was born. | Birthday |
| 1949 | Astronaut from United States, Anna Fisher was born. | Birthday |
| 1948 | Finnish politician Sauli Niinisto was born. | Birthday |
| 1946 | Astronaut from United States, Richard Richards was born. | Birthday |
| 1940 | German technician Paul Gottlieb Nipkow died. | Death day |
| 1938 | Japan mid-air collision aircraft incident at Tokyo, Japan, killed 58 people. | Man-Made Disaster |
| 1935 | Japanese politician Tsutomu Hata was born. | Birthday |
| 1927 | American economist Harry Markowitz was born. | Birthday |
| 1923 | Japanese politician Kato Tomosaburo died. | Death day |
| 1904 | Chess grandmaster from Soviet Union, Vladimir Makogonov was born. | Birthday |
| 1899 | Belgian-American medical doctor Albert Claude was born. | Birthday |
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